Mayville in Chautauqua County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Large Ice House

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 7, 2021

1. Large Ice House Marker

Inscription. Built on this site in 1871 by Adam Hersperger. Started shipping ice by railroad the same year. Icing ended in ca. 1935.

Erected 2019 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation & Village of Mayville. (Marker Number 599.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.

Location. 42° 14.538′ N, 79° 29.694′ W. Marker is in Mayville, New York, in Chautauqua County. It is on Park Road 0.2 miles east of West Lake Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is in Lakeside Park near an event/restrooms building. It is along a parking area north of the building an situated on a small wooded land protrusion by the lake. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mayville NY 14757, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Southern Tier.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mayville Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Settler (approx. 0.4 miles away); Tourgee Home (approx. ¾ mile away); Site of Scott Tavern (approx. 0.9 miles away); Donald McKenzie (approx. one mile away); Chautauqua Lake Region

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(approx. one mile away); First Courts (approx. one mile away); In Honor (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mayville.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 7, 2021

2. Large Ice House Marker

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 7, 2021

3. Large Ice House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2021, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 375 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 7, 2021, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.